Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences -- IIUM | Total quality management -- Islamic perspectives Summary: Managing and assuring quality is vital for corporate survival in an increasingly competitive, open and globalised business environment. Since its inception immediately after World War II, Qual

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Mechanical Engineering -- IIUM Summary: Empty fruit bunch (EFB) from oil palm has become one of the widely used natural fiber reinforced composites since it possesses specific properties that offer exceptional performance for structural load bearing applications. However, overall mechanical p

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) has attracted growing interest particularly after its ISO 14051 issuance in September 2011. Its evident simultaneous achievement of environmental and economic goals had also appealed to Malaysia through a p

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences -- IIUM Summary: The past decades have seen the development of numerous quality awards and excellence frameworks such as ISO, Deming Prize, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA), and European Foundation Quality Management (EFQM). More than 80 countri

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Mechatronics Engineering -- IIUM Summary: At present, two important processes, namely CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining and rapid prototyping (RP) are being used to create prototypes and functional products. CNC machining (subtractive method) is relatively more precise and accurate,

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Urban and Regional Planning -- IIUM Summary: The term 'sustainable development' is the catchphrase of the 1990s. Since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNICED) held in June 1992, many countries including Malaysia have taken initiatives to implement the con

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences -- IIUM Summary: In Thailand, Islamic financial products and services are offered by the Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBT), some conventional banks and a number of Islamic financial cooperatives. Thus, this means that IBT is faced with a highly competitive market

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Curriculum and Instruction -- IIUM Summary: Instructional Coaching as an on-going, based on one-on-one or small group professional development, is expected to assist teachers in the Professional Learning Community efforts to encourage teachers' life-long learning. This study investigates

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling -- IIUM Summary: Dyscalculia is a common difficulty learning Mathematics amongst primary school students. This study attempts to analyze the difficulties that LINUS pupils in primary school faced in answering mathematical constructs. The data for this r

Subject(s): Annonaceae -- Malaysia | Annona muricata -- Therapeutic use | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Engineering -- IIUM Summary: Cancer, one of the major public health problems, is the leading cause of death worldwide. The available protocols of treatment include surgical intervention, radiation, and chemotherapy which cause numer